Adrian Frutiger, type designer and creator of London's street-sign font, dies aged 87
Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger, designer of typefaces including Univers, Avenir and the eponymous Frutiger, has died. More
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Ori Elisar grows typography in a lab using bacteria-filled petri dishes
Jerusalem designer Ori Elisar has used a bacteria-based ink to grow a Hebrew alphabet in the lab for his Living Language type experiment. More
Henning M Lederer depicts the human body as a machine for Max Cooper's Anatomic music video
Music: German visual artist Henning M Lederer explores the biological machinery of the human body in an intricate animated video for Max Cooper's track Anatomic. More
Thonik and Pieke Bergmans create flags based on Brazilian architecture for design biennial
Dutch designer Nikki Gonnissen and artist Pieke Bergmans have created a series of flags for the 2015 Brazilian Design Biennial that reference the colours and shapes of buildings around the host city of Florianopolis. More
Google rebrands with new sans-serif logo
Google has revealed a simplified new logo, a month after the tech giant announced a company-wide restructure with the launch of umbrella brand Alphabet. More
Tokyo withdraws 2020 Olympics logo after plagiarism allegations
The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has reportedly withdrawn the design for the event's logo amidst copyright controversy. More
New Zealand shortlists four designs for crowdsourced national flag
New Zealand has narrowed down the options for its potential new flag design to include three fern motifs and a traditional koru emblem (+ slideshow). More
Simon Landrein depicts sci-fi landscapes for Silkie's Love Affair music video
Music: animator Simon Landrein takes viewers on a journey through futuristic cities and into outer space in Silkie's Love Affair music video (+ movie). More
Miró Foundation's sculptural roof informs typography for 40th anniversary
The distinctive shapes of Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert's Joan Miró Foundation building in Barcelona are interpreted as a set of graphic symbols in celebration of the organisation's four decades of operation (+ slideshow). More
National Museum of Qatar to crowdsource its visual identity
The National Museum of Qatar is taking suggestions for its new logo and branding as part of a nationwide competition encouraging public involvement in design. More
Jeremy Deller designs special-edition note for Brixton Pound
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has created a new limited-edition banknote for the Brixton Pound, a currency that supports south London's local economy. More
New Zealand announces 40 potential new flag designs
New Zealanders are to get a chance to vote on a new flag for their country, which could replace its existing graphic featuring the Union Jack. More
Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo designer refutes plagiarism accusations
Kenjiro Sano, who unveiled his logo design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last month, has denied allegations that he copied the design from an emblem for a Belgian theatre. More
Psychedelic imagery twists and warps in Delorean's 3D-mapped Crystal music video
Music: Spanish director Joan Guasch has used 3D mapping and animation to distort and transform images of a man and woman in Delorean's music video for Crystals (+ movie). More
Tokyo unveils 2020 Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano
The logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Japanese graphic designer Kenjiro Sano have been unveiled by the event organisers. More
Driver skips traffic for an intergalactic voyage in Grand Soleil's Misfits music video
Music: French director Benjamin Artola's hand-drawn music video for Grand Soleil's track Misfits transports a man out of a traffic jam onto a trippy journey through seas, deserts and space (+ movie). More
Hugo Moreno animates retro-futuristic city for Art Department music video
Music: French director Hugo Moreno presents an animated urban landscape that blends ancient Mesopotamian and mid-century Modern architecture in this music video for Art Department's track Walls. More
David Shrigley's "not so cuddly" football mascot triggers global reaction
Artist David Shrigley has spoken about the "astonishing" reaction to Kingsley, the angry-faced mascot he designed for Scottish football club Partick Thistle. More
Red and blue graphics represent an emotional journey in Um de Nós music video
Music: Brazilian director Fabricio Lima's animated music video for Marcelo Jeneci's track Um De Nós depicts a heartbroken man's journey to recovery using red and blue hues (+ movie). More
Beyond Dingbats: the typographic legacy of Hermann Zapf
Hermann Zapf was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age. Following his death earlier this month, Rob Alderson, former editor-in-chief of It's Nice That, explains how the German designer paved the way for the emoji and helped change visual communication. More